Peter Gelling (17 February 1960 – 28 September 2018) was an Australian musician and an author. In 1994, he designed a mentoring program, ''Taking the Stage'', to encourage young Canberra women to form bands and take up instruments not usually played by women. His album ''Bluestime'' was nominated for the 2000

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for Best Blues & Roots Album. A former member of Canberra band Blind Freddy (founded in 1988 along with Mick Malouf, Paul Kindermann and Tim Spellman) he began publishing instructional manuals in 1997. He has over 130 titles to his credit for a range of instruments and styles. In 2003, Gelling won the Musicoz award in the Blues and Roots category for his song "If it wasn't for the Blues" and his playing was described by '' Rolling Stone Magazine'' as "shimmering".

Discography

Albums

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The

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is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of

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References

External links

Peter Gelling
Official site {{DEFAULTSORT:Gelling, Peter 1960 births 2018 deaths Australian blues musicians People from New South Wales